Akyem Batabi: Video of multi-storey church building which collapsed on worshippers drop
- A video from the scene of the Akyem Atabi church building collapse has popped up
- The video shows some survivors speaking about the incident
- The building collapsed on over 60 people on Tuesday, October 20
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A video from the site of the collapsed church building at Akyem Batabi in the Eastern region has popped up online.
The video, as sighted by YEN.com.gh, shows the church building razed to the ground with good samaritans trying to rescue worshippers believed to have been trapped under the wreckage.
YEN.com.gh earlier reported that one person has been confirmed dead after a storey church building collapsed on worshippers at Akyem Batabi in Eastern region.
Source: Instagram
Our report which stated that about 65 people were in the church building when it collapsed also indicated that four worshippers had been rescued.
While the video confirmed the collapse of the building and the over 60 people who were trapped, new information gathered has revealed that the building was six-storey and not three-storey as earlier reported.
In the video from the site, some of the victims who had been rescued were seen with police officers.
One lady who survived the building collapse was heard crying and narrating that she could not see anything because the whole place had become dark for her.
Apparently some particles had entered her eye and she thus could not open her eyes.
One of the eyewitnesses who spoke to reporters on the scene indicated that today was not a church day as it had earlier been thought.
But the church members had gathered to pray for their pastor (leader) who has been sick for some time now.
It was during their prayer that the unfortunate incident happened.
In other news, a young Ghanaian lady, Esther Owusu Ansah, also known as Maame Esi, has reportedly passed away.
Esther, a popular fitness enthusiast who goes by the name meys_revengebody is reported to have passed away in an accident on the Cape Coast - Accra Highway.
It is not known exactly when Esther's accident happened but news of her death surfaced on social media on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.
The news was first broken actress and TV presenter, Benedicta Gafah, who is a friend to the deceased.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
